MDIS "PathMaster" GPS Information Computer
MDIS "PathMaster" GPS Information Computer
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- Description
- In the late 1990s, Magellan released the first turn-by-turn navigation system for civilian drivers. The PathMaster hard-wired into a car, allowed users to see a map on a display screen and follow directions. The large computer received GPS data from an antenna and sent it to the display. A small card with a portable hard drive containing map data was inserted into the computer.
- Location
- Currently on loan
- Object Name
- global positioning system receiver
- date made
- ca 1997
- maker
- Magellan Systems Corporation
- Physical Description
- plastic (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 12 in x 8 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 21.59 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 2010.0118.14
- accession number
- 2010.0118
- catalog number
- 2010.0118.14
- Credit Line
- from Gary Barta
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- Work and Industry: Electricity
- Measuring & Mapping
- Time and Navigation
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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